The Four Of Nevermore: What's Within The Trees

☾ 2.0: welcome to nevermore ☽

❝ Change, Change your life; Take it all. ❞

Change Your Life ➳ Little Mix

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"Alright kids," the bus driver calls, standing by the teens as they groggily sat up and stretched, he continued his explanation with a smile on his face, "We've arrived at the Nevermore Academy, once you've settled into your dorms, you may get some breakfast as well as receive your uniforms. Now get yourselves up, Principal Weems wishes to meet the academy's newest students."

Just hearing the word 'Principal' is enough to wake Deirdre from her tiredness; she quickly sat up and grabbed her backpack, popping a mint candy into her mouth before she began to fix her appearance; brushing her hair, fixing her eyeliner, et cetera.

Her friends followed the girl and began to do the same, eating mint candy to freshen their breaths as well as fixing their hair and outfits.

After a few minutes later, Deirdre remembers the dream she had last night, but just as she was about to open her mouth, a woman with platinum blonde hair as well as chic and neat clothing had entered the bus. She had a bright smile on her face as she clasped her hands together before spreading her arms wide in a welcoming gesture whilst announcing;
"Welcome to Nevermore Academy, my dears! It's a pleasure to meet the four of you!"

The group simply nods, smiling back as the woman continues, "I am Principal Weems and I'm thoroughly excited to have you all here! i'm looking forward to your growth as well as the impact you'll leave on this school; i can tell that the four of you are going to be very successful once you've graduated!"

She points at them one by one as she states the last line and the group shared excited glances at each other. The group then got up from their seats as the woman then invites them to her office to finish their enrolment, Ivory rushed to stand next to the principal and asked a quick question as she glanced back at the bus, "So, what about our stuff?-"

"Oh- no need to worry about that," Principal Weems took a quick glance at her before she moved her gaze back to watch her step, "the staff will move your belongings to your dorm room, where i will show you later."

"Um okay- thanks?" Ivory turned to her friends who simply shrugged, proceeding to follow the principal into her office while catching an inside glimpse of the school, which was like walking in a dark academia dream; 

The walls were made of grey stone, darkened by time. However, despite it's gloomy and mysterious interior, it had somewhat of a bright, warm atmosphere thanks to the students in uniforms of black and purple stripes that roam around the school halls, laughing and chatting the morning away.

As the group passed through the school's courtyard, they could see four tables with their own groups sitting by. They stare around the place in awe as the principal simply chuckles at their amazement.

When she was done scanning around the courtyard, Deirdre turned her attention to a guy with shoulder-length hair, leaning against one of the stone pillars as he sketched on his notebook. There's just something about him that had captivated the girl, slowing her down in her tracks as she kept her eyes on him. Almost coincidentally, the boy looked up and met her gaze, allowing time to slow down; Deirdre could feel a sudden tickly feeling in her stomach as well as her heart skipping a beat when he gave her a smile. She simply return the gesture with a small wave and a grin.

"Deirdre!" Vivian shouts, snapping the girl from her trance as she quickly turned away from him and ran back to her friends. 

The boy continued to stare until she's out of sight and felt an odd tug in his chest. Without realizing, the edge of his lips began to curve into a smile as he flipped over to a new page on his notebook and he began to sketch out his newfound muse.  

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After filling out the appropriate documents as well as receiving their uniforms and their schedules, Principal Weems led the quartet to a square-shaped room with four beds on each corner, a window on each wall of the room as other furniture stood beside them to keep the room from feeling empty. In the middle of the room were their bags and belongings.

"This is Eudaimonia Hall," the principal announces, standing just in front of their baggage before she spun around with her arms wide to show off the area, "This is where you'll be staying for the rest of the semester!"

"Eudaimonia?" Deirdre asks as her friends did a full walkthrough around the room, looking through the windows as well as immediately picking their beds, "Isn't that Greek for happiness? or was it something about good spirit?"

"Exactly, my dear!" the woman smiles, clasping her hands once again, "You're a bright one, aren't you?"

"I- well-" the brunette began to chuckle sheepishly, her cheeks flushing as a slight sense of achievement rushed over her.

"Alright!" Principal Weems then walked towards the room's entrance, opening the door slightly with one hand as she checked her watch on the other, "Your dorm mom will be here shortly- so until then, i'll let you make yourselves at home."

"Thank you for the tour, Miss!" the group thanked in unison with warm smiles on their faces as the principal simply nods, bidding the group farewell as she leaves the room.

 "Honestly, i think i'll like it here." Adam sat on his bed, glancing at his friends as they nod in agreement, with the same bright expressions on their faces that they had when they got moved away from their old school, finding comfort in their new one.

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